Bed.



H. FOX.

BED.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.11, 1912.

WITNESSES, i 1 1 INK/EN 0R HARVEY FOX, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7,1913.

I Application filed December 11, 1912. Serial No. 736,120.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARVEY Fox, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beds, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to beds and particularly to corner fastenings or couplings for metallic beds, and consists of the matters hereinafter described and then pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view, parts being broken away, showing a coupling embodylng my invention; Fig. 2 1s a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective end view of the postsection of the coupling; Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the parts of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view showing a part of the post-section of the coupling; Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the other part of the post-section.

In the drawings the reference numeral 10 indicates the clamping or attaching plates used for securing the post-section of the couplings to the posts of the bed, and the numeral 11 indicates in its entirety a blank out of which the body of the post-section of the coupling is formed, this blank being cut from a suitable piece of sheet metal, preferably sheet steel, and then bent to form as shown in the drawing to form a connection between the post and side and end rails:

Referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the top 12 of the blank is curved at one end to fit the curvature of the clamping plate, and at its opposite end the top is provide with a marginal recess or opening 13. The sides 14 of the blank are bent at right angles to the top and their forward ends project beyond the curved end thereof to form wings 15 which are shaped to snugly fit against the plate 10 to which they are riveted. The inner side of each post-section is provided with an angular slot to receive one end of the end-rail 16 and the top of each section is provided with an opening to receive a rivet or lug 17 by which the section and end-rail are connected. The opposite ends of the sides are recessed or notched as at 18 to form opposite 1ugs19 and shoulders 20. The open end of the body of the postsection is provided with a filler piece constituting the seat portion of the joint between the post-section and its associated railsection, and this filler piece 21 consists of a suitable length of sheet metal of a width to extend from the lower face of the top 12 to substantially flush with the edges of the sides and is bent into form at its middle portion corresponding to the form of the recess 13 to form a seat 22. The ends or prolongations of the metal of the filler piece are bent angularly outwardly from the seat to form the sides or faces 28 which extend to points where they will register with the faces of the sides 14 and are then rebent angularly so that their ends 24 will lie against either face of the sides 14: to

which they are riveted. The sides 23 of the strips forming the filler pieces are notched at 25 at the angles of the ends to receive the rearwardly projecting horizontal lugs 19 on the lower corners of the free edges of the sides 14, the sides being held in the recesses to support the filler pieces against vertical displacement. A U-shape staple 26 is secured at its free ends as by riveting to the top 12 and its bow extends down and around the seat 22 resting in notches 27 in the lower edges thereof. The piece 26 thereby serves as a brace to prevent the seat from spreading.

The side rails are of the usual channel.

bar formation, and their top horizontal flanges 28 are provided at each end with a projection having an ear 29 which corresponds to and fits within the curved recess or opening 13 of the head of an associated post-section. Each end of each rail is also provided with an anchor which corresponds to and fits within any of the seats 22; this anchor is formed from a length of stamped sheet metal reversely bent at its middle portion to form the head 80 which at its top edge corresponds to the periphery of the car 29 and fits the seat 22, and the material of the anchor is then bent and riveted to the inner face of the webs of the rail. The lower edge of the head 30 is provided with marginal notches or slots 31 which receive the lower or bow portion of the brace 26 so that the two sections of the coupling are locked together.

I claim 1. In a coupling for beds, a sheet metal post-section having a seat, a brace extending across the lower end of the seat, a sheetmetal rail-section having a head adapted to fit in the seat and provided on its lower edge With notches to engage the brace to lower edge With notches t0 engagethe bow lock these parts together When assembled. of the brace. 10

2. In a coupling for beds, a'sheet' metal 2 In testimony whereof I affix my signature post-section having an extended seat a U'- v in presence of two Witnesses.

shape brace attached at its ends to the sec} 7 HARVEY FOX. tion and! having its bowembracing the seat, Witnesses:

and a'sheet-metal' rail-section having a head J. MCROBERTS,

adapted to fit the seat and provided 'at its H. G. LUST.

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